| Issuer | Italy |
| Year | 1867-1873 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Value | 5 Lire (5 ITL) |
| Currency | Lira (1861-2001) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 85 × 51 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Dondorf & Naumann, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (1850-1932) |
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| Reference(s) | Yukon#W-BNR-5 |
| Obverse description | Countersign with Italian Kingdom coats of arms surrounded by Bank name in red at upper center. Black medallion at upper left with portrait of Camillo Benso count of Cavour facing right. Black medallion at upper right with portrait of Cristoforo Colombo facing left. One black medallion with portrait of Italia Turrita facing right at lower left. One black medallion with portrait of Italia Turrita facing left at lower right. Text in black at center. Three small black circles united by a decorated cartouche at bottom center with name and logos of the Bank and repeated denomination `5 CINQUE LIRE`. Decoration in light blue and grey with repeated denomination `CINQUE LIRE` and repeated name `BANCA NAZIONALE NEL REGNO D`ITALIA` connecting all the elements. Series letter in black at upper center-left and bottom center-right. Series number in black at upper center-right and bottom center-left. Serial number in red at center left and center right. |
| Reverse description | Big medallion with bust of Italia Turrita, surmounted by a star, at center. On the medallion frame are inserted four circles, decorated with star and denomination `5`, in which the coat of arms of the kingdom of Italy is drawn coupled with that of some of the most important Italian cities and regions at that time (Turin, Florence, Venice and Sicily). Four cartouche, one on each corner, with stars and repeated denomination `5 CINQUE`. Creation date and legal text (written into and around word `LIRE`) in vertical at center left and center right sides. All surface decorated with denomination `5 CINQUE LIRE` and small stars with denomination `5` inside. All elements in black color. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Not present. |
| Obverse lettering | CINQUE
BANCA NAZIONALE
NEL REGNO D`ITALIA
CINQUE LIRE
CONTROLLORE - CASSIERE
5 CINQUE LIRE
BANCA NAZIONALE
CONTE DI CAVOUR - CRISTOFORO COLOMBO
ITALIA (Translation: FIVE NATIONAL BANK IN THE KINGDOM OF ITALY FIVE LIRE CONTROLLER - CASHIER 5 FIVE LIRE NATIONAL BANK CONTE DI CAVOUR - CRISTOFORO COLOMBO ITALY) |
| Reverse lettering | 5 - CINQUE LIRE
CREAZIONE 15 GENNAIO 1873
ITALIA
La legge punisce col maximum dei lavori forzati a tempo i
fabbricatori di biglietti falsi, quelli che falsificassero i
biglietti della Banca Nazionale e coloro che introducessero nello
Stato biglietti falsi o falsificati. (Translation: 5 - FIVE LIRE CREATION 15 JANUARY 1873 ITALY The law punishes the makers of counterfeit banknotes, those who counterfeit National Bank banknotes and those who introduce false or falsified banknotes into the State with a maximum of fixed-term forced labor.) |
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| Catalog ID | 3322177380 |
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